Mom2Chickadee
Proud Parent
- Jun 2, 2014
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My DD (age 8) is a level 4 and recently had her first competition, ever, and didn't come up with the scores she was hoping for. Minus a brain fart on bars (back hip circle on low bar...she doesn't even know why she did it), her scores were reflective of messy form not from falls or missed skills. Her coach has been saying for months that she more than has the skills necessary, but for some unknown reason she seems to forget the need for the little things (straight legs, pretty hands and pointed toes) so her routines look messy. Her coach is trying various approaches to help her focus and remember to be "tight" but I thought I'd check here to see if there are any other tricks to help her figure this out. Right now, she has a notebook during practice where she gets marks every time she's "messy" so she can see how often it's happening, from time to time her coach has also shown her videos of different skills so she can see her issues, and her coach has talked about using tape on her knees so she feels the pull when she's not straight. I'd hate to see her have to repeat level 4 next year because of just being messy.